Pain management for chronic back pain?

Pain relievers: Try a heating pad, tylenol (acetaminophen) or Motrin at the doses recommended on the label and back stretching exercises, yoga or a massage. See a physician if these remedies do not improve the pain.

Start conservative: If pain is mild to moderate in intensity, exercise/physical therapy can help greatly. But if that doesn't help or can't be done because of the pain then options are needed. That's when you see your health care provider to look into the causes of your pain and develope a treatment plan based on the underlying problem. Injections and perscription medications may be needed. Surgery is last on list.

Options: Always start conservative with any chronic pain, if you can, depending on the severity of the symptoms. If over-the-counter medications, short rest, ice/heat, stretching/exercise, doesn't relieve the problem, seek professional advise. You might need different prescription meds, injections into the pain generators of the spine, physical therapy, to help decrease the pain.

Chronic back pain: Schedule an appointment with a pain management specialist who is a member of the american society of intervention pain physicians (asipp) or international spinal intervention society (isis).

Multidisciplinary: There are many things you can try including physical therapy, acupuncture, meditation, biofeedback, yoga, alexander technique, tai-chi, feldenkrais method and chiropractic care. If you have had pain for a long time make sure you have been evaluated by a spine specialist.

Sound good: I would seek out Pain Management for Chronic back pain. There is no reason to suffer.